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Justice., 1887-12-24

Samuel Watkins, the coal and
wood dealer, of Rock Island, ILL.,,
keeps twenty-three wagons en-
Ployed during the coal season, and
supplies Rock Island, Milton, Da-
venport and Racine with kindling
wood.
Justice., 1887-12-24
Old Chairs Made New.

Mr.. S. B. McC orkee, at No. 500 Mar
ket ST., has large and choice selection of
Perforated Bottoms for Chairs, and if you
will take your old chairs to him, for 25c
he will make them almost good as new.
Don't forget the place, No. 500 Market ST.
2z-4
Justice., 1887-12-24
a man of wisdom and Experience

There was man in this town,
And he was wondrous wise
He tried the columns of JUSTICE
As good place TO advertise
The colored people made his trade increase.
With all their might and main
He sent more lads" to JUsTIcE.
And we doomed his trade again
Justice., 1887-12-24

Hamilton County Teachers Asso-
citation.
The association will not have anv ses-
sion this month
The next session will be held January
II and IS. 1888, and the programme for
same will be published in next issue of
this paper.
WM. /. JACKSON, Prest.
Justice., 1887-12-24

A colored man living near Mac
Kinney, Texas, claims to be III years
old. A bill of sale from a slave
trader, dated in 1850, and certifying
that the centenarian was then So
years old, is offered in evidence of
the assertion.
Justice., 1887-12-24

The body of Andrew Edwards, a
negro, 70 years of age, was discov-
cred day or two ago suspended
from limb of a tree, a few miles
distant from Minder, La. He was
lynched by men of his own race on
suspicion of being "voudoo," or
witch doctor.
Justice., 1887-12-24

Granville t. Woods, the colored
electrician, has won his suit against
Lucius S. Phillips, establishing his
priority of invention of the system
of telegraphing by induction be-
tween moving railway trains. The
case is an important one and ha.
been argued three times in the Pat
ent Office. The result was inWood's s
favor each time.
Justice., 1887-12-24

The finest church edifce in AL
bany, Ga, is the one now being
built by the Negro Methodist Epis-
copal Church there. The congre-
CATION comprises the negro aristoc-
racy of the place, an aristocracy
based more upon the education, re-
finement and morality than upon
pecuniary success.
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From altman.

The ground is covered with snow, which
makes it assume all the appearances of win
ter again.
Some Of the early farmers have sown theii
wheat; others their oats. think it early
enough for either.
Ed O'Donnell made the breeding establish
ment of Dunham's at Wayne, visit last week
Election is coming and so are the office.
seekers. Ed Robson, John Mcdonald and
James Ford are in the field for supervisor
Geo. Florey is not in thu field for re election
Geo. has filled the office with credit to him
self and to the town during the past year.
There exists in the southern part of this
town a road which is next to impossible,
owing to the amount Of rubbish which is de-
posted upon il every year and none taken
of or destroyed. The commissioners should
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
THE QUESTION DISCUSSED.
Statement of Facts.

Two gentlemen, discussing the subiec
of rheumatism and other blood diseases
made the following declarations. One wa!
on crutches, which prompted the inquiry
of the other as to what was the matter. lie
said
~ have had long spell of typhoid fe.
yer, which left me almost PROSTATE. MY
system was poisoned with malaria, which
settled in my left leg, causing fearful
ulcer. My friends induced me to take
mercury to cleanse my blood, but alas my
teeth are loose my mouth is sore. My hair
is nearly all gone and my limbs are drawn
up with Rheumatism, and | have been
taking iodide of potash. This healed up
the ulcer, but has disordered my stomach
and caused pain in the bowels, and ! am
so weak and nauseated that | would as
soon die as TO live on this rate"
MY dear sir, you should have known
that mercury taken any length of time
would gradually settle in the tissues and
bones, producing mercurial rheumatism
and other diseases equally as painful. And
everybody knows that iodide Of potash is
one of the strongest mineral preparations
in the whole list; eats away the coating of
the stomach, dries up the gastric juices,
destroyes all appetite, and wears man
away to a mere skeleton. These mercury
and potash mixtures have killed and Grip |
pied more men than war; famine and pes |
.ilence combined. am sorry for you. If |
you are open to conviction | have relief
'or you in sight. Here is remedy which,
is boon to humanity, is worth is weight
n gold. | mean the Swift's Specific. 1t
S the only specific for blood poison. II is
purely vegetable, made from roots gather,
d from the forests of Georgia. 1t builds
Up wasted constitutions, roots out these
mineral poisons from the blood, snd brings
ealth and pappiness into every sufferers
ome. Had you taken this you would
ave been well man long ago. II is this
emedy that has given me persect health
nd keeps me strong" said the other man.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
Jailed free, '
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 3, "
tlsnta, Ga.
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From Galloway.

GALLOWAY, March %, lSS7.-Nhile tn
weather is SO fine few farmers may be seer
in the field blowing.
Hon. c. l.. Hoffman is saving WOOD today
I Mrs. John Smith is slowly recovering from
her late sickness
Mrs. Coley has returned from visiting
friends ana relatives in Livingston Co.
Mrs, Louisa IIalcott is still quite feeble.
Peter Neti, who has been visiting in Ger
many the past year, has safely returned
and may now be found in his old quarters
at J, W. Fetzers.
The people of Galloway are much pleased
with the change 70 the mail route
The scholars are enjoying couple Of
weeks vacation.
The beautiful beautiful snow has again
returned and with the thermometer nearly
down to zero we find it hard work to keep
warm,
John Leake and J. W. Fetzer finished
sowing wheat last week.
Mr.. Everett Angel is intending to have
his wood sawed tomorrow.
Mr. Silas Cartwright is busy putting in
lie.
j. W. Fetzer went to Chicago today
Mr.. Studebaker is recovering from Sc
ere attack Of rheumatism.
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eer-OnaI.


HAcKs,-Maher, the livery keeper, Ia,
Just received a couple Of very handsom,
hacks They are new and elegant
JouS,-John Connors Of this city, has been
engaged as pilot Of the propeller Prince, on
the turbulent canal this summer. He ex
poets to sail up stream about April lst
Lo.--Lorenzo Knickerbocker, who has
been in San Jose, California, two and ahalf
years, has returned to Witt his old home
near Danway.
NELsoS.-Nelson Knickerbocker, the blind
man who has learned TO use type writer,
and does it much faster that the average of
those who have the advantage of eyes, is
afflicted with what theatens to be an abcess
in one Of his ears
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From Prairie Centre.

PRAIRIE CENTRE, March %, 1887.
At the close of well executed musical
and literary entertainment held in the Union
Church of Prairie Centre, on the eve Of the
above date, the pastor. Rev L. f. Mckay,
was agreeable surprised by generous do
nation, coming from his numerous friends
in the community to the amount of over
$40 beside some extra donations from
Triumph friends that were present.
From the words of the response given we
are sure that the pastor sincerity desires that
the bond of spiritual and social union that
prevails between pulpit and pew may long
remain unbroken. And it would be certain.
ly cruel not to add that in that work he does
not stand alone.
After music by the band and good night
anthem by the choir, all dispersed happily
to their homes. SUBSCRIBER.
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ELECT MR.. REED.

The Journal, always unfair and urtruth
ful, has exhausted itself in It's present cam
paign against Supervisor Reed II has
omitted no occasion TO print the most vii
lul ialsehoO&s, knowing at the time tia.
they were such; and II has embraced nc
opportunity 10 print what il knew to be
true. Its labors have all been to prove Mr..
Reed derelict in his duty as regards Sheriff
Milligans account. Few words need be
spent on It's charges
II has had much to say about extravagant
prices allowed for certain bed-blankets.
etc. The answer to this is that the bills
for the things the JourAdl harps on were
allowed in 1889, and Mr. Reed did not 20
into Office until November, 1884 The J0ur.
mi knew this when the falsehood was pub.
isl ed.
As 70 the wash bills: The first wash bill
allowed after Mr.. Reed went on the Board
was allowed by all the members of the
committee, including Messrs Norton and
Gum. The next bill was for something
over one hundred dollars and Mr.. Reed re. !
ported TO allow but fifty, which report was
adopted. After that scale of prices was
fixed by the Board and the committee had |
no discretion. The Joarnal knew all tbs |
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County Affairs.

The Board adjourned on Saturday. As t,
official proceedings, in volume sufficient /,
fill about = columns in the FREE TRADER
will be published by all the papers in the coun
| ty with their issues of next week. We vii
not weary our readers with anything on the
subject this week, all the main facts of the
Interest having been presented last Saturday
Since adjournment by the Board, the Coun.
| ty Attorney has employed all the members of
the investigating committee to assist him in
oyerhauling the books not yet examined; and
such committee is now at work again They
have reported no new "inds" through the
organ" as yet, In this matter Of "advancc
sheets from their reports, with all due re.
spect to the committee, Of whom personally
We have high esteem, and whose work on
general principles all honest men are in
hearty sympathy, we would res pectfully sug-
gest that they would add considerable dig.
nifty and force to their work by emitting
them, the well known character of the cor
gam which has assumed to be their mouth.
piece being such as TO give their reports more
the appearance of spite wOrk-a desire to
work vengeance or to make politicians stock
in trade rather than an earnest desire to ey-
pose peculations per Sc. Let the reports ap
pear in the authoritative way, backed by the
dignity of being an "oical" act. Then the
whole county will accept it in the spirit in
which the Investigations are, doubtless, or |
ought to be, made and not tinctured with |
the idea that the county is paying the bills for
sensational editorial work on a newspaper of
doubtful responsibility.
On Thursday the county attorney received
receipt from the treasurer for $l1 900, which
um has been placed SO the county's credit.
The amount covers the $4,000 borrowed in
SS4 and the 81 900 Woodlock note for which
he books of the treasury show the county
ever received credit.
The Grand Jury has been laboring all week
n county affairs, but as yet has made no re-
ort of indictments found, the result of three
eek's work 50 far being an indictment of a
Juple Of women for maintaing a house of i'll
lme in Ottawa.
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Efec,uslly Eradicate the Habit of Preyarica
ton in Youthful Patrons Of the District
schools, Without the Application of Corpor'
Al Punishment, &C." When he said as he
did last week -
In the ,reasurer's office 81 900 seems 10
have been borrowed, for which the county
gets no credit, and $40 600 Of this was oh
rained at u time when the county had at least
Sj9, 900 in its treasury,
he should have not thus exposed himself to
the charge Of deliberate laying when in fact
he had meant no harm but was too iniolent
to make an enquiry as TO the fact, il he had
done which he would have found that when
the famous $4,000 note "was executed
there was not dollar Of county money in
the treasury. But the Giobe is like the rest
of the trio-the JourHai and the Doc LeRoy
scab: it made up its own facts to suit It's own
desires and gave them to the public a.
truth in the meantime bowling 1--WE have
destroyed the ring" ave have destroyed
the ring" Yet the very men accused Of
wrong doing were the only men they said
last SCI TENDER AMI October ,were not IN
tie "Tmy' while the ring as they termed |
/, have not as yet had even whisper Of
Suspicion lodged agains, then! Col Plumbs
various organs like all liars should have
rood memories. And Bro. IIuett, still so
rcsh in the lines Of journalism may safely,
We hope, be advised that his illustrious prede
essors have done enough indecent lying 20
i've the GioJe sufficient reputation in that
inc to last it for many months to come, aud
hat he can, therefore, consistently devote
is abilities to advising the small boy how
, remove the Objectionable bent pin from
ne outraged cuticIe in Il strictly scientific
anner--a line Of discussion that has al
lady given the G2obe its high reputation as
4 educator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
From MarSeilleS.

, MARSEILLrs, ILL, March 81, lSS7.-A con
cert in the interest Of the ladies' Of the Bap
f fist church is given this evening. A quar-
tettee Of gentleman of Margau Park, Ills.
assisted the local talent.
The bands skating social takes place on
, Saturday evening next, at the Rink, when
they Will appear in their new uniforms and
give appropriate music for the occasion.
Mr.. Thorson will load his car for Eustis,
kan this morning.
John Mower and family went yesterday
| to Columbus, Neb.
The sewage question seems to be among
the people about as follows: If Chicago
wants to dilute the sewage already passing
here three or four times more than il is, or
from ten to twelve times, the water then
being liveable for fish, turning all the sew
age into the river, hy this means making an
increased dow of five feet above hat it now
-, and controlling the Aoods from the Kan.
kakee 10y short cut TO Lake Michigan, well
AMI good. But if the principal object is to
get rid Of the sewage of 5000 or 700 900
people by the Des PLANES river, which is
canal feeder, allowing the skums to settle
all along the line Of the canal, which, gener-
ally speaking Is quite stagnant, and which
must bring pestilence along this valley, we
are opposed to it.
The RCyister has sprouted daily.
Mrs. Julia Cullar has bought the millinery
stock of the Misses Nelson's She took pos
session today
Mr. D. Shipman has returned from his
) estern trip.
Mr.. Nels Nelson has moved into the bull.
ling formerly occupied by L. Z. Sackett.
dr. Nelson will soon take his family to
'wcaden.
Mr.. b. Stagle our ex postmaster, left for
'eoria on Tuesday, where he takes charge
f weighing the mails on the Peoria branch 5
+ the Rock Island K. r. 4. y
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We are always glad to announce the SUI
cess Of any enterprise which has for is Oh
ject the well doing of our young people,
most important factor in the prosperity O
any city When last fall some of our hdie,
organized an Industrial School, comparrti.
vely few were interested in the movement,
indeed, many have had no Knowledge of its
existance. But now tina; they have demon
strated by a winters successful work that
their plan was wise one, it should insure
for them our sympathy and appreciation
Quietly they went TO work secured room
in the Opera House Block, AID started their
school under the supervision Of Mrs An.
thOny, having nine teachers and but nine
scholars at the trst meeting. In four weeks
the number Of scholars increased to forty
and since then the average has been forty.
five, They met on Saturday afternoon from
: clock until ! o'clock, the labor Of teach.
ln5 and learning to sew neatly, being light.
ened by singing, reading and listening to
pract cal talks upon that most vital topic
how TO make home attractive, neat and order
ly. The ladies will close their school durinr
the summer but hope to resume their work
in the fall. Before doing so they decided to
give tea to the scholars and their parents, I
with appropriate exercises for the occasion |
Their present quarters being limited, they |
walled themselves of the kind offer to use
he basement of the Congregational Church
or that purpose. On Saturday last there
ore some 40 to 80 Of the pupils sat down to
veil loaded tables, many of their mothers
icing with them The multitude of sam.
lies of the work shown at that time, ndicat
d gratifying advancement by the girls
he school will be reopenei in the fall and
IS success in its modest way ought to create
II interest in industrial training in our city
nat will far extend this work no subject I
attracting more attention in educational d
r manufacturing circles the world over than Y
Iis and the school boards of the city ought
take it up and see if something cannot be &
me here to fit boys and girls for making a
wing rather than for the college that not h
he in so will ever succeed in reaching
erkships are Overcrowded while the shops Il
the country are crying for better work.
en- which the decline of the apprenticeship
stem makes difficulty for them to get. W
nile in the meantime thousands of bright
ys are begging for chances to learn trades
d the use of tools and cannot fluid them.
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see to this at once, and give those individu
ais to understand that this road is for publ,
use and not for private convenience.
MIR Calvin is very i'll with the rheuma
tism.
Mary Pillon is also on the sick list,
Thomas Thompson was the guest Of the
Misses Iloyes last Sunday.
Willie Riley was the guest Of the Waltham
belle quite recently.
Senator Corcoran was visiting in Ophir
last week also James Beagly.
Marion McGinnis is repairing his house
to moving into it. lie says he
is not going to cook his own meals either,
RAMBLER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
From Dayton

DAYTON, LII. April, 1st 1SS1.-Our bridge
is finished at latt and open for public trav-
ell. 1t is very fine three span iron bridge,
the neatest one on the river and is fine
addition to our village. OF coarse every
one will use it now that ii is constructed,
and it was noticed that about one OF the
first to use it was one who had fought the
hardest.
Our schools opened again Monday after
a weeks vacation, with the same teacher
at the helm.
The tile works are doing a rushing bust,
ness, having shipped five car loads last
week.
The Horse Collar works are also doing
fine business, shipping lots of collars
every day. They are working day and
night, and are about seventy dozen behind
orders
Mr.. James Timmins, our genial landlord,
is putting in fine new maple floor in his
office, also new floor in the kitchen.
Our Sugar camp under the management
of Misses Joseph and Win Green, has
been turning out lot of excellent maple
syrup
Mr.. Basil Green, our worthy supervisor,
mas announced himself as candidate for
e election
The Roller Mill is about fitted up and
will be running next week, II has the la
st improved machinery for running on
he short system and the product will no
Oubt be as fine as any on the market.
Farmers should take their wheat where
hey can get it ground into the very best
our and receive large yield.
The Sunday School will hold an Easter
oncert en- Sunday evening, April 10th. A
ne programme is being arranged, and
very one should attend. OCCASIONAL.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
Current Events.

The English government is fully deter
mined on plan of coercion for Ireland
Mr., Balfour, Chief Secy for ireland, hav.
ing presented the bill, on which the gov.
eminent will stake its existence, on Mon.
day, demanding Its passage. II was he
said, absolutely necessary to preserve peace
in Ireland while Mr. Dillon In reply e..
posed its inconsistencies and said the meas.
ure could only res ult in open disorder and
return TO the horrors OF former years.
The bill is more radical than any ever yet
presented and has excited storm of in.
dignation all over the world wherever ire
land has friend.
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Obituary,


A Los Angeles paper, March Is, report.
An accident at Glendale which resulted il
the death Of Capt W. T. Ford formerly OF
this county. He was going out Of Los Ange
los to his ranch with load of shingles,
when bundle fell off onto the wmnletree.
N endeayoring to replace ii the colts he
drove were frightened and ran off, throwing
him under the wagon and its load. His leg
wa. broken, n shoulder dislocated his cheek
bones crushed and his jaw so broken that
the teeth lay loose in his mouth. Two doe.
tors soon arrived to help him, but il was two
hours before he was removed to the county
hospital. In the mean time he was con.
scious and endeayored to make known his
identity, He could not speak and though
he wrote the name of his residence he could
scarcely sign his name. He died at the hos
pital about midnight of the same day. He
was buried by Stanton Post, &. A. H., of
Los Angeles. Capt Ford was a man well
known by old residents Of Ottawa was one
Of the first to volunteer at the outbreak of
the war, and raised a company here, of
which many old soldiers in Ottawa and
neighborhood were members. Some years
ago he went from this county to Kansas, and
alter to California. where he became prom
nent ranchman Of Glendale. lie was about
% years Of age; and his old friends here
will deeply regret his sudden and shocking
leath
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

The Time, and the cellar organ" having
made the fur fly in their argument over the
momentous question who first Exposed the
boodlers' without having reached conclu.
sion, though the Times undoubtedly was the
first to publish any facts in the case, the
little GloJs now chips in. Z" II was me--sin-
glehanded and alone" Brother Huett
should be more careful. II dosu't look pref.
ty to "mix metaphors with Sunday school
items and learned monographs on How to
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

but, preferring falsehood to truth, II pun
lished the lie.
1t has had much to say about Illegal fees
etc, allowed the sheriff by Mr., Reed, vir
tually charging him with having been II
cahocts with eX.Sheriff Milligan, when /
knows, II II knows anything, that the com
mitee on court house and jail, of which
Mr. Reed Is chairman, has nothing 70 dc
with the fees of the county officers, but
that It's province is to pass upon bills pre-
scented 10 the Board for supplies furnished
the court house and Jail, These bills do
not come from the sheriff, but from the
merchants, who swear 10 having furnished
the items therein enumerated; and to make
out a case against Mr.. Reed the J0urH0i
must make it appear that not only he and
the members of his committee were cheek
by jowl with Milligan, but that Joined with
them were Gillen, Scott Bros, lIull-in
short, every merchant in Ottawa who at
any time furnished supplies for the jail
and court house.
The JouyH0i has gone too far In this
matter. Its attempts to defeat an honest
and faithful public servant by falsehOCd |
and SANDER has in every instance made !
him friends. Mr. Norton, who Is furnish
ing it with the slush il publishes, may be
able TO conduct the politics Of Earl, but he
must conline himself to his own bailwick
When he Joins hanes with disreputable
sheet, whose whole stock Is villihcation,
falsehood and SANDER, he goes beyond the
bounds of liberation Ottawa does not ask
him what il shall do about choosing her
public officials, and his attempt to dictate
here is a TITLE impertinent.
Mr. Reed will be elected, as he ought to
Je. The citizens Of Ottawa will elect him,
lot only eCause he is the IN tor the place,
,ut as we'll as rebuke to the scaudalUus
nd outrageous methods that have been re-
Jrted to compass his defeat The pres
mt is the very best time 10 put stop 10 c
lch methods IN journalism To allow j
lem 10 longer go unrebuked is to place II
le reputation for honesty and integrity Of a
very man In this community at the mercy Of
set Of INSCRIPTIONS and unpriucipled "
swspaper scribblers, who conduct news in
tpers, not to promote the good of the el
Iblic, but for personal ends only. :,